Example sentences of "they [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Halflings have lived in rural areas of the Empire for as long as anyone can remember , but it was not until the year 1010 that they were granted the lands around the upper Aver as their permanent home . |
| 2 | In 1534 they were granted the right to coin money . |
| 3 | They were granted the right to build telegraph lines across the country so that London could be closer touch with India . |
| 4 | He will have no defence if the instructions were such that even if they were followed the offence was still likely to be committed . |
| 5 | They were called the Abdabs , specialized in serious experimentation in sound and light , wore white coats , and would discuss their work , post-performance , with the equally serious audience . |
| 6 | They were called the chordates , and started a momentous chain of evolutionary events . |
| 7 | He recalled that it was on tour in South Africa that they were christened the Pumas . |
| 8 | But they were gifted the points by a Sunderland side who failed to take the chances on offer . |
| 9 | Then in 534 they overthrew the kingdom of the Burgundians , and two years later they were ceded the majority of the territory held by the Goths in Provence . |
| 10 | They were given the choice of becoming part of the maintained system or becoming independent ; most chose the latter . |
| 11 | They were given the chance to recant , they did so , and they went on with their work . |
| 12 | Without any exaggeration , it would be true to say that , apart from Tory ideologues , the overwhelming majority of people in this country would agree to this legislation , if they were given the chance to read it and in more simple terms . |
| 13 | The killer faces a future existence in solitary confinement , since his fellow inmates would undoubtedly do the court 's job for them if they were given the chance . |
| 14 | Again the number of Western representatives was small : there were only five papal legates , three bishops and two priests , but they were given the presidency partly at least because this council , though formally convoked by the emperor , had been called for by Pope Leo . |
| 15 | When the Falklands were invaded on 2 April last year , they were given the weekend to pack and a police escort to the Dover ferry . |
| 16 | The total sample was divided into six groups , and each group was asked to choose out of five repayment arrangements for a particular loan ; then , given more information about the terms of the loan , they were given the opportunity of changing their choice . |
| 17 | To standardise the manner in which information was presented by the investigator , patients were simply left to digest the written information for one hour , but they were given the opportunity to clarify anything which they did not understand before their state of anxiety was reassessed by a second Spielberger questionnaire . |
| 18 | And if they were given the opportunity or or and the impetus to start to do something positive , I 'm sure they would take that up . |
| 19 | Additionally , they were given the opportunity to experience other ways of learning mathematics than those which they knew about from their own schooldays . |
| 20 | Little by little , however , MacDonald and his closest colleagues became convinced that if they were given the opportunity to form a Government it would be folly to turn it down . |
| 21 | They just do n't actually have that information , a lot of small local groups , and I think maybe the C B S could work with the Engineers department in future years and try to get to those groups , because I 'm sure a lot of them , actually if they were given the opportunity in time to get in , that , that you might have a lot of people applying for flag and whatever than you do now . |
| 22 | They were given the right to visit , but they do n't have to produce passports . |
| 23 | If they were given the duty to inform the courts when debts were paid , they would not be deterred from fulfilling it ( as many debtors would ) by ignorance or even fear of the courts . |
| 24 | And they were given the information on on traffic relief er in the leaflet in more detail at the exhibition . |
| 25 | They decided to become members of the CIS provided they were given the status of its co-founders . |
| 26 | If LEAs take their assigned task seriously , schools may begin to hanker for the days when they were given the tools and told to get on with the job . |
| 27 | On their return they were given the Charles University which they absorbed into the Clementinum , and the emperor became their protector . |
| 28 | So much so , indeed , that they were given the task of overseeing the Minor side this year . |
| 29 | They were given the go-ahead for England and Wales by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications [ NCVQ ] in June , and as we went to press were awaiting final approval from the equivalent Scottish body , SCOTVEC , and Northern Ireland . |
| 30 | Twelve subjects were individually given a four-consonant sequence and an arbitrary number to count backwards from in threes as fast as they could before they were given the signal . |